The Assam Handicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Scheme, 2000

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    "title": "The Assam Handicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Scheme, 2000",
    "short_title": "The Assam Handicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Scheme, 2000",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. MI. 160/99/62, dat",
    "act_year": 2000,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Assam Handicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Scheme, 2000",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Act\" means The Assam Handicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Act, 1998;\n(b) \"Rules\" means The Assam Handicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Rules, 2000;\n(c) \"Form\" means the form appended to this Scheme ;\n(d) All other words and expressions use herein and not defined but defined in the Act and rules shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act and the Rules.\nRegistration",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Registration of Handicraft Artisans, Self Employed Persons, Employers, Dealers and producers of handicraft products.",
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            "content": "(b) In the event of lose or damage of the Identity Card, the member shall immediately intimate the same to the Chief Executive Officer requesting him to issue a duplicate thereof. After conducting such inquiry, if the Chief Executive Officer is satisfied, he may issue a duplicate Identity Card to the member.\nTime and Manner of Payment of Contribution to the Fund",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Manner.",
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            "content": "5. (A) Recovery of Handicraft Artisans contributions.\n(ii) Self employed person shall remit his monthly contribution before the 5th of every month. He may, however, remit his contribution half yearly in advance.\n(B) Levy of fines etc. for default of payment of dues.\n(C) Recovery of dues.\n(D) Power to call for records.\n(ii) The Chief Executive Officer or any other officer authorised by the Board shall be competent to enter the premises of any employer or Producer of Handicraft Products or dealer and so search an seize any records of employment, books of accounts or stock registers or connected records in connection with the handicraft products business.\n(E) Employer not to reduce wages etc.\n(F) Refund of contribution.\n(G) Appellant Authority.\nDistrict Level Officer and Advisory Committee\n6. (i) District Officer.\n(ii) District Advisory Committee. - The Government shall constitute for each district an Advisory Committee consisting of not less than 3 (three) members with the General Manager of the Concerned District Industries and Commerce Centre as its Chairman and the District Officer designated as such under the scheme and also a Handicraft Artisan belonging to the concerned district as member for the purposes of consultation referred to in Para 3(9) of the Scheme.\n(ii) District Advisory Committee.\nAdministration of Fund\n7. (A) Maintenance of Accounts.\n(ii) The Chief Executive Officer or any other officer authorised by the Board to receive contributions and remittances of any nature whatsoever shall deposit on the day of receipt or on the net working day any money received by him to the credit of the Fund, in specified branch/Bank as authorised by the Board.\n(iii) All officers authorised to receive money on behalf of the Fund shall forward weekly statement of receipt and remittance in the Bank or Treasury as the case may be, to the Chief Executive Officer on the last working day of the week.\n(iv) On the 15th of every month, the Chief Executive Officer shall check the register to ascertain whether the contribution due to be received from the Handicraft Artisans, employers, producers and dealers have been received. In the event of not receipt of the due by the due time, immediate action shall be taken to recover the amount by the Chief Executive Officer.\n(v) All financial transactions shall be recorded in the Cash Book.\n(vi) The Chief Executive Officer shall operate the Bank Account of the Board.\n(vii) The Board shall review the position of balance of amount and all accounts relating to the fund every quarter of a year.\n(B) Budget.\n(ii) The Board in its meeting with required quorum shall approve the Budget with or without necessary modifications or suggestions as may deem fit.\n(iii) The Board may re-orient the Budget or make necessary change, in subsequent meetings, if situation so demand.\n(C) Audit of Accounts.\n(ii) The remuneration of the auditors shall be paid by the Board.\n(iii) The Annul Report and audited Statement of Accounts of the Board after approval by the Board shall be submitted to the Government with in 31st July every year.\n(D) Submission of Report.\n(ii) The Board shall submit reports to the Government, as asked for, from time to time.\n(iii) The reports may be signed by the Chief Executive Officer.\n(E) Investment from the Fund.\n(ii) The additional income generated from such investment will also be treated as income of the Fund.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Register to be kept and Filing of annual returns by employer, producer and dealer.",
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            "content": "(ii) Every employer or Producer of Handicraft Products or dealer shall maintain Cash Book, Ledger Book, Stock Register, Acquitence Register of the employees, Register for contribution deducted and deposited and other Books/Registers as required.\nUtilisation of Fund\n9. (A) Administrative Expenses.\n(B) Welfare Measures.\n(1) For payment of pension.\n(a) a member of the Fund, who has completed the age of 60 years or who is unable to work due to old age or infirmity, provided he had valid membership at the time of completing of 60 years or occurrence of infirmity; and\n(b) a person, who, before commencement of the Act was a handicraft artisan or self employed person, and who has completed the age of 60 years or who suffers permanent disablement and is out of employment.\n(ii) A person under category (i) (b) above shall produce along with his application his old Employees State Insurance Card or provident fund record or identity Card or certificate or letter of discharge from the employer under whom he was working and in the absence of any of these, a certificate from the Gaon Panchayat or the Town Committee or Municipality where the applicant resides, to the effect that he was a Handicraft Artisan or a self employed person who was engaged in the manufacture of handicraft product for his livelihood.\n(iii) Applicant for pension on ground of inability to work owing to infirmity or permanent disablement shall produce a medical certificate issued by a qualified Medical Practitioner in government service not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon to the effect that the applicant is unable to work due to infirmity or permanent disablement.\n(iv) Applicant for pension for those, who have completed the as age of 60 years shall produce extract of school records, if available to prove his age. In the absence of school records, a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner in government service not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon, to the effect that the applicant has completed 60 years of age will be sufficient.\n(v) Pension to persons under category (i) (b) shall be payable with effect from such the date as may be appointed by the Government by Notification in the Official Gazette for bringing into force of the Act under section 1(3) of the Act and the arrears till the date of sanction will be paid along with the first payment of pension.\n(vi) Payment of pension to persons under category (i) (a) shall be payable from the month succeeding the month in which the handicraft artisan/self employed person completed the age of 60 years or become unable to work due to infirmity or permanent disablement and arrears till the date of sanction will be paid along with the first payment of pension.\n(vii) A member of the Fund or a Handicraft Artisan eligible for pension under this Scheme shall be entitled to a monthly pension at the rate specified in the Schedule appended to this Scheme.\n(viii) The pension shall be sent by money order to the pensioner, as far as possible, on the first working day of the succeeding month. The money order charges will be met by the Board.\n(ix) The pension shall cease to be payable in the event of death of the pensioner. Arrears of pension, if any, shall be paid to the surviving spouse and in the absence of surviving spouse to the legal heirs.\n(x) The pensioner shall produce a life certificate as on the 31st March of every year issued by the Gaon Panchayat or the Town Committee or Municipality of the place of his residence or any Gazetted Officer in the State Government service. Pension for the month of April every year and thereafter shall be paid only on the receipt of the life certificate.\n(xi) A pensioner who has not completed 60 years of age and who is in receipt of pension on ground of permanent disability, shall produce as 31st March of every year, a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner in government service not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon, to the effect that he is unable to do any work connected with handicraft industry. Pension for the month of April every year and thereafter shall be paid only on the receipt of the medical certificate.\n(xii) Any person who is in receipt of pension under any other Scheme or from any other source shall not be eligible for pension under this Scheme.\n(xiii) No claim for pension under this Scheme shall be entertained by the Board in respect of a member who has failed to pay his contribution or other dues in time or defaulted payment of contribution or other dues payable to the Fund in respect of him, unless the arrear dues and fine with interest thereon or other damages as may be fixed by the Board are paid with in such time fixed for this purpose by the Board.\n(2) For payment of family pension.\n(a) spouse of a deceased handicraft artisan or a self employed person who had valid membership in the Fund at the time of his death ; and\n(b) the spouse of a pensioner under the scheme.\n(ii) The family pension shall be paid only to the spouse who are nominated by the member or pensioner as the case may be. In the absence of such nomination the surviving spouse shall produce a certificate from the Gaon Panchayat or the Town Committee or Municipality of the place of residence of the member to the effect that the applicant is the surviving spouse of the deceased member or pensioner as the case may be. If there is more than one living spouse and if there is no nomination, the family pension shall be divided equality among them on production of heirship certificate.\n(iii) The persons eligible for pension under this Scheme shall be entited to a monthly pension at the rate specified in the Schedule appended to this Scheme.\n(iv) The family pension to the spouse of a deceased member shall become payable from the month in which the death of the member took place.\n(v) Family pension to the spouse of a pensioner shall become payable from the month following the month in which pension was last paid to the pensioner.\n(vi) Arrears, if any, as on the date of sanction shall be paid along with the first payment of family pension.\n(vii) The family pension shall cease to be payable in the event of death or remarriage of the family pensioner.\n(viii) The family pension shall be sent by money order as far as possible, on the fist working day of the succeeding month. The money order charges shall be met by the Board.\n(ix) Family pensioner shall produce a life certificate as on the 31st March of every year issued by the Gaon Panchayat or the Town Committee or Municipality of the place of residence of the family pensioner or any Gazetted Officer in the State Government service. The family pension for the month of April every year and thereafter shall be paid only on the receipt of the life certificate.\n(x) A husband/wife/legally separated from the handicraft artisan before his /her demise shall not have any claim to receive the family pension.\n(xi) Any person who is in receipt of pension under any other scheme or from any other source shall not be eligible for family pension under this scheme.\n(xii) No.claim for family pension under this Scheme shall be entertained unless the provisions under paragraph (B)(1) (xiii) are fulfilled in respect of the concerned member.\n(3) For payment of financial assistance to a member who suffers from permanent or temporary disablement.\n(ii) It shall be paid only to a member who had valid membership at the time of occurrence of disablement.\n(iii) The amount of financial assistance in the event of permanent disablement incapacitating the handicraft artisans or self employed person from continuance of his work will be 2500.00 (Two Thousand Five Hundred) only or an amount equal to Rs. 100.00 (One Hundred) only per month for the number of months remaining for the handicraft artisan or self employed person concerned to complete 60 years of age whichever is less. The assistance under permanent disablement shall be paid only once in the life time of a member.\n(iv) The amount of assistance for temporary disablement will be at the rate of Rs. 100.00 (One Hundred) only per month during the period of disablement subject to a ceiling of Rs. 300.00 (Three Hundred) only in a year. No assistance under this item will be available if the period of disablement is for less than one month.\n(v) The financial assistance under permanent or temporary disablement shall be paid only against certificate issued by a qualified medical practitioner in government service not below the rank of Assistant Surgeon.\n(vi) The handicraft artisan or self employed person who is in receipt of financial assistance for permanent disablement shall also be eligible for monthly pension under permanent disablement.\n(4) For payment of exgratia financial assistance to the spouse of a member meeting with fatal accident.\n(ii) The assistance shall be available to the spouse of a member who had valid membership at the time of occurrence of the fatal accident.\n(iii) The financial assistance under this item shall be payable to the spouse who was nominated by the member. In the event of the member dying without nomination the assistance shall be paid only on production of heirship certificate. If there is more than one living spouse, as per the heirship certificate the amount shall be divided equally among them.\n(iv) Along with the claim of grant under this provision of the claimant shall have to produce valid proof regarding the death of the member cause due to the fatal accident during the course of his employment as Handicraft Artisan to the best of satisfaction of the authority.\n(5) For payment of financial assistance to meet the expenses in connection with the funeral of the father, mother, spouse or children of the member.\n(ii) It shall be paid only to a member who had valid membership\n(6) For reimbursement of medical expenses of the member of his family.\n(ii) The assistance under this item will be available only for the medical treatment of the member, his/her father, mother, spouse, sons, daughters and dependent grand children :\n(iii) The amount will be reimbursed only against bills certified by qualified medical practitioner in government service not below the rank of Assistant Surgeon.\n(iv) The assistance under this item shall be not be available to a member who is eligible for medical assistance under any other scheme like Employees State Insurance Scheme.\n(7) For the payment of scholarship/stipend for post metric education.\n(ii) The assistance will be in the form of grant.\n(iii) Subject to prior approval of the Government, the Board shall earmark the annual provision of funds under this item for each category of course and the assistance in any year will be limited to the funds so set apart.\n(iv) The criterion for selection of scholars will be the marks obtained in the qualifying examination for selection to the course.\n(v) The scholarship/stipend will be discontinued in the event of the student failing in any year.\n(vi) Those who are in receipt of Scholarship/stipend under any other scheme shall not be eligible for assistance under this item.\n(8) For the payment of financial assistance for maternity purposes to a woman member.\n(ii) The assistance will be in the form of grant and will be extended only to woman members having valid membership.\n(iii) Assistance under this item shall not be available to a woman member eligible for maternity benefits under any other scheme.\n(9) For payment of financial assistance for the marriage of daughter of the member.\n(ii) The amount of assistance will be Rs. 1000.00 (One Thousand) only in each case and shall be in the form of grant.\n(iii) The assistance under this item will be available only once for the marriage of any daughter unless the second marriage is owing to the death of the first husband.\n(10) To provide for distress relief to the family of any member effected by natural calamities and epidemics.\n(i) Persons eligible for assistance under this item are:\n(a) Those all of whose properties have been totally washed out by the flood.\n(b) Those all of whose place of living and the place of working is under flood water for more than 3 months continuously and the artisan is out of work drawing these days.\n(c) Those all of whose production system /machinery and equipments are completely damaged due to flood.\n(d) a member of the Fund, whose place of living and the place of working have been destroyed by an earth quake.\n(ii) The maximum assistance under this item will be in case of (i) (a)Rs. 500.00 (Five Hundred); (i) (b) Rs. 300.00 (Three Flundred); (i) (c) Rs. 300.00 (Three Hundred); and (i) (d) Rs. 400.00 (Four Hundred), and shall be in the form of grant.\n(iii) The assistance under this item shall be available only to a member having valid membership.\n(iv) For claiming the assistance, an Assessment Certificate from the Circle Officer and counter signed by the Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) or Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) shall be submitted along with the application.\n(v) The Board has the right to accept, determine the quantum of assistance to be given or reject the application :\n(i) The assistance under this item will be in the form of grant and will be limited to Rs. 350.00 (Three Hundred Fifty) only in a year.\n(ii) The assistance under this item will be available only for the medical treatment of the member, his/her father, mother, spouse, sons, daughters and dependent grand children:\n(iii) The amount will be reimbursed only against bills certified by a qualified medical practitioner in government service not below the rank of Assistance Surgeon.\n(iv) The assistance under this item shall not be available to a member who is eligible for medical assistance under any other scheme like Employees State Insurance Scheme.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Monetary Limit for financial assistance.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Formulation of other schemes of financial assistance.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Application for financial assistance.",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Sanctioning of Assistance.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Appeal against rejection of application for assistance.",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Revision of forms.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Duties and function of the Chief Executive Officer and District Officers.",
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            "content": "(a) to maintain separate registers\n(i) of handicraft artisans and self employed persons enrolled as members of the Fund ;\n(ii) of employers;\n(iii) of dealers ;\n(iv) of producers of handicraft products.\n(b) to determine the amount due from every employer or dealer or producer of handicraft products as contribution to the Fund ;\n(c) to receive all returns, forms and declarations provided for under the rules and the scheme ;\n(d) to call for information from an give direction to handicraft artisans, self employed persons, employers, dealer and producer of handicraft products for the proper administration of the fund and implementation of the scheme ;\n(e) to require production of registers, records account or other documents necessary for the administration of the fund and implementation of the scheme from any person having custody of such registers, records accounts or other documents ;\n(f) to receive all moneys on behalf of the Fund and to effect recoveries ;\n(g) to maintain accounts of the Fund ;\n(h) to executive contract, deeds and other documents for and on behalf of the Board ;\n(i) to prepare and present the budget of the Fund to the Board ;\n(j) to make budgetary re-appropriation subject to the provisions of the scheme ;\n(k) to draw and disburse pension, family pension and all other type of assistance sanctioned by the Board, subject to the provision of the scheme;\n(l) to prepare Annual Statement of Accounts, get it audited and placed the same before the Board in every financial year ;\n(m) to be Controlling Officer of all the staff working under him and to exercise disciplinary powers over them ;\n(n) to do such other things as may bedirected by the Board.\n(2) Duties And Function to District Officer.\n(a) to maintain separate registers\n(i) of handicraft artisans and self employed persons enrolled as members of the Fund ;\n(ii) of employers ;\n(iii) of dealers;\n(iv) of producers of handicraft products\n(b) to record the amount due from every employer or dealer or producer of handicraft products as contribution to the Fund ;\n(c) to record the amount due from every employer or dealer or producer of handicraft products as contribution to the Fund ;\n(d) to receive all returns, forms and declarations provided for under the rules and the scheme ;\n(e) to call for information from and give directions to handicraft artisan, self employed persons, employers, dealers and producer of handicraft products for the proper administration of the fund and implementation of the scheme ;\n(f) to require production of registers, records, accounts or other documents necessary for the administration of the fund and implementation of the scheme from any person having custody of such registers, records, accounts or other documents ;\n(g) to receive all moneys on behalf of the Fund and to effect recoveries;\n(h) to remit the contribution amount from the handicraft artisans, self employed persons, employers, dealers and producer of handicraft products whatever in form of cash or bank draft to the Chief Executive Officer immediately along with the relevant document keeping record in his register ;\n(i) to assist the Chairman, District Level Advisory Committee ;\n(j) to do such other things as may be directed by the Chief Executive Officer.\nSchedule\nQuantum of Pension\nQuantum of Pension\n[ See Section 3 (4) (a) and (b) of the Act]\n[ See para 9 (B) (l)(vii) and 9 (B)(2)(iii) of the Scheme]\n(A) Subject to Paragraph 9(B)(l)(i)(a) of the Scheme a member of the Fund shall be entitled to receive pension from and out of the Fund an amount at a rate depending upon the duration of his membership as specified below :\n05\nYears\nstanding\nRs 100.00\nPer Month\n06\nYears\nstanding\nRs 110.00\nPer Month\n07\nYears\nstanding\nRs 120.00\nPer Month\n08\nYears\nstanding\nRs 130.00\nPer Month\n09\nYears\nstanding\nRs 140.00\nPer Month\n10\nYears\nstanding\nRs 150.00\nPer Month\n11\nYears\nstanding\nRs 160.00\nPer Month\n12\nYears\nstanding\nRs 170.00\nPer Month\n13\nYears\nstanding\nRs 180.00\nPer Month\n14\nYears\nstanding\nRs 190.00\nPer Month\n15\nYears\nstanding\nRs 200.00\nPer Month\n16\nYears\nstanding\nRs 210.00\nPer Month\n17\nYears\nstanding\nRs 220.00\nPer Month\n18\nYears\nstanding\nRs 230.00\nPer Month\n19\nYears\nstanding\nRs 240.00\nPer Month\n20\nYears\nstanding\nRs 250.00\nPer Month\n21\nYears\nstanding\nRs 260.00\nPer Month\n22\nYears\nstanding\nRs 270.00\nPer Month\n23\nYears\nstanding\nRs 280.00\nPer Month\n24\nYears\nstanding\nRs 290.00\nPer Month\n25\nYears\nstanding\nRs 300.00\nPer Month\n26\nYears\nstanding\nRs 310.00\nPer Month\n27\nYears\nstanding\nRs 320.00\nPer Month\n28\nYears\nstanding\nRs 330.00\nPer Month\n29\nYears\nstanding\nRs 340.00\nPer Month\n30\nYears\nstanding\nRs 350.00\nPer Month\n(B) A Handicraft Artisan who have attained or crossed the age of 55 years on the date of coming into force of the Act shall be entitled to receive pension from and out of the Fund an amount at the rate of Rs.100.00 per month on completion of his 60 years of age; provided such Handicraft Artisan registers himself as a member of the Fund and make necessary contribution to the Fund in time as per the Scheme.\n(C) A member of the Fund who has become infirm or suffered from permanent disablement before completion of his membership for a period of 5 years, shall be entitle to receive pension as if he has completed the membership for a period of 5 years.\n(D) A person, who before the commencement of the Act, was a Handicraft Artisan and completed the age of 60 years or who suffers from permanent disablement and is out of employment shall be entitled to receive pension at the rate of Rs. 100.00 per month.\nHandicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam\nHandicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam\n(A Government of Assam Undertaking)\n(A Government of Assam Undertaking)\nHead Office : Udyog Bhawan, Bamunimaidan, Guwah Ati-781021\nHead Office : Udyog Bhawan, Bamunimaidan, Guwah Ati-781021\nForm No-1\nForm No-1\nApplication For Membership Registration For Handicraft Artisans\nApplication For Membership Registration For Handicraft Artisans\n(b) Date of Birth\n(a) House Name/No\n(b) Name of the Road\n(c) Village\n(d) Post Office\n(e) District\n(f) Pin Code No.\n(g) Mouja\n(h) Panchayat/Town Committee/Muni, Corpn.\n(i) Ward No.\n(j) Block\n(a) House Name/No.\n(b) Name of the Road\n(c) Village\n(d) Post Office\n(e) District\n(f) Pin Code No.\n(g) Mouja\n(h) Panchayat/Town Committee/Muni, Corpn.\n(i) Ward No.\n(j) Block\nName              Age              Relation\nName              Age              Relation\n(a) Unit's Name\n(b) Name of the Road\n(c) Village\n(d) Post Office\n(e) District\n(f) Pin Code No.\n(g) Engaged in this work since\n(Date)\n(a) Name of the Employer\n(b) Unit's Name\n(c) Name of the Road\n(d) Village\n(e) Post Office if) District is) Pin Code No\n(h) Registration, if any\n(i) Date of appointment\n(a) Name of the welfare fund\n(b) Membership since when\n(a) Name of the pension\n(b) Monthly pension amount\nApplicant's signature/Left hand thumps impression\nNomination Of Heir\nNomination Of Heir\nApplicant's signature/left hand thumps impression\nFirst Witness                      Second Witness\nFirst Witness                      Second Witness\nFor Office Use\nFor Office Use\nHandicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam\nHandicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam\n(A Government of Assam Undertaking)\n(A Government of Assam Undertaking)\nHead Office : Udyog Bhawan, Bamunimaidan, Guwah Ati-781021\nHead Office : Udyog Bhawan, Bamunimaidan, Guwah Ati-781021\nForm NO-2\nForm NO-2\nApplication For Registration For Producer/dealer Of Handicraft Products\nApplication For Registration For Producer/dealer Of Handicraft Products\n(a) House Name /No.\n(b) Name of the Road\n(c) Village\n(d) Post Office\n(e) District\n(f) Pin Code No.\n(g) Panchayat/town Committee/Muni.Corpn.\n(h) Ward No.\n(i) Block\n(a) Name of the Road\n(b) Village\n(c) post Office\n(d) District\n(e) Pin Code No.\n(f) Panchayat/Town Committee/Muni. Corpn.\n(g) Ward No.\n(h) Block\n(a) Local Administration\n(b) Sales Tax Authority\n(c) Industries Department (DIC)\n(d) Other\n* Proprietary\n* Private Ltd. Company\n* Partnership\n* Public Ltd. Company\n* Co-operative Society\n* Charitable Trust\n* Owner\n* Managing Director\n* Managing Partner\n* Managing Trustee\n* Secretary\nSl.\nFinancial Year\nItem(s)\nQuantity\nValue in (Rs.)\nNo. of Workers\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nSl.\nFinancial Year\nInternal Trade Sales Revenue (in Rs)\nForeign Trade Sales Revenue (in Rs)\nTotal (3+4) (in Rs.)\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\nSl.\nName of the Handicraft Artisan\nMale/Female\nAge\nStatus\nWorking since (Date)\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n* Cash\n* Bank Draft No........ Date................ Bank.............\nApplicant's Signature\nName :\nDesignation :\nNote: -The Demand Draft to the Welfare Fund should be drawn in favour of the Chief Executive Officer, Handicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam.\nFor Office Use\nHandicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam\nHandicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam\n(A Government of Assam Undertaking)\n(A Government of Assam Undertaking)\nHead Office, Udyog Bhawan, Bamunimaidan, Guw Ah Ati-781021\nHead Office, Udyog Bhawan, Bamunimaidan, Guw Ah Ati-781021\nForm No-3\nForm No-3\nApplication For Registration\nApplication For Registration\nFor Employer Of The Handicraft Artisans\nFor Employer Of The Handicraft Artisans\n(j) House Name/No.\n(k) Name of the Road\n(l) Village\n(m) Post Office\n(n) District\n(o) Pin Code No.\n(p) Panchayat/Town Committee/Muni, Corpn.\n(q) Ward No.\n(r) Block\n(i) Name of the Road\n(j) Village\n(k) Post Office\n(l) District\n(m) Pin Code No.\n(n) panchayat/Town Committee/Muni. Corpn.\n(o) Ward No.\n(p) Block.\n* Proprietary\n* Private Ltd. Company\n* Partnership\n* Public Ltd. Company\n* Co-operative Society\n* Charitable Trust\n* Owner\n* Managing Director\n* Managing Partner\n* Managing Trustee\n* Secretary\nSl.\nName of the Handicraft Artisan\nMale/Female\nAge\nWorking since\nStatus\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n* Cash\n* Bank Draft No.......... Date.......... Bank...........\nApplicant's Signature\nName\nDesignation\nNote: -The Demand Draft to the Welfare Fund should be drawn in favour of the Chief Executive Officer, Handicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam.\nFor Office Use\nFor Office Use\nHandicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam\nHandicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam\n(A Government of Assam Undertaking)\n(A Government of Assam Undertaking)\nHead Office : Udyog Bhawan, Bamunimaidan, Guwahati-781021\nHead Office : Udyog Bhawan, Bamunimaidan, Guwahati-781021\nForm No-4\nForm No-4\nStatement To Be Submitted By Employer/producer/dealer Of Handicraft Product Along With The Monthly Instalment\nStatement To Be Submitted By Employer/producer/dealer Of Handicraft Product Along With The Monthly Instalment\nMonthly Report for the Month   Year..\n(a) Road\n(b) Road\n(c) Village /Town\n(d) Post Office\n(e) Pin Code\n(f) District\nSl.\nName of the Handicraft Artisans\nNo. of days worked in the reporting month\nWelfare Fund contribution recovered/to be\n\t\t\t\trecovered from the Artisans\n1\n2\n3\n4\n8.\nTotal no. of Handicraft Artisans artisan (item 6+7)\n9.\nArtisans contribution to the Welfare Fund\nRs.\n10.\nEmployer/Dealer/producer's monthly contribution\nRs.\n11.\nFine for default of payment\nRs.\n12.\nPrevious months arrears\nRs.\n13.\nAmount Remitted with the Application\nRs.\n14.\nMode of remittance\n* Cash\n* Bank Draft No......... Date........... Bank..............\nApplicant's Signature\nName :\nDesignation:\nNote: -the Demand Draft the Welfare Fund should be drawn in favour of the Chief Executive Officer, Handicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam.\nFor Office Use\nFor Office Use\nHandicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam\nHandicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam\n(A Government of Assam Undertaking)\n(A Government of Assam Undertaking)\nHead, Office : Udyog Bhawan, Bamunimaidan, Guwahati-781021\nHead, Office : Udyog Bhawan, Bamunimaidan, Guwahati-781021\nForm No-5\nForm No-5\nAnnual Returns Of Contribution To Be Submitted By Employer/producer/dealer Of Handicraft Products\nAnnual Returns Of Contribution To Be Submitted By Employer/producer/dealer Of Handicraft Products\n(Due date of submission on or before 30th June after the close of financial year ended 31st March)\nReturn for the financial year April March..\nRegistration No. allotted by the Fund with date\n1.\nStatus of contribution Employer/Producer/Dealer\n2.\nName and address of the contributor\n3.\nType of organisation\nProprietary/Partnership/Co-operative Society/Public Ltd.\n\t\t\t\tcompany/private Ltd. Company/Charitable Trust.\n4.\nAmount of annual contribution determined by the Chief\n\t\t\t\tExecutive Officer or the authorised officer\n5.\nOrder No. and date determining the contribution\n6.\nDetails of Handicraft Artisans employed during the financial\n\t\t\t\tyear, (please give the details in respect of every Handicraft\n\t\t\t\tArtisan employed irrespective of the number of days of work\n\t\t\t\tgiven)\nSl. Name of handicraft Artisan(s) No. of days for which worked Artisans contribution deducted from wages during\n\t\t\t\tthe year 1 2 3 4\nSl.\nName of handicraft Artisan(s)\nNo. of days for which worked\nArtisans contribution deducted from wages during\n\t\t\t\tthe year\n1\n2\n3\n4\n7.\nEmployer's contribution due\n8.\nDetails of sales turnover during the year (to be included\n\t\t\t\twhether sales proceeds are realised or not)\nSl. Product(s) Sales Within the country Export Total Qty. Value Qty. Value Qty. Value 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8\nSl.\nProduct(s)\nSales\nWithin the country\nExport\nTotal\nQty.\nValue\nQty.\nValue\nQty.\nValue\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9.\nDetails of transfer of goods to any sales outlet or branch\n\t\t\t\toutside the state or to a subsidiary or associated dealer or\n\t\t\t\tproducer of handicraft products\nSl. Items Quantity of goods transferred Value of goods transferred 1 2 3 4\nSl.\nItems\nQuantity of goods transferred\nValue of goods transferred\n1\n2\n3\n4\n10.\nTotal of value of goods sold and goods transferred (column\n\t\t\t\t8+9)\n11.\nAssessed amount to be remitted to the Fund (a+b+c)\nRs.\n(a) Contribution deducted (to be deducted) from the wages of\n\t\t\t\tthe handicraft Artisans\nRs.\n(b) Employers contribution\nRs.\n(c) 1% of total sales turnover including value of goods\n\t\t\t\ttransferred\nRs.\n12.\nDetails of contribution and artisans' contribution already\n\t\t\t\tremitted\nSl. Name of Contribution Month Amount remitted (Rs) Receipt No & Date 1 2 3 4 5\nSl.\nName of Contribution\nMonth\nAmount remitted (Rs)\nReceipt No & Date\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\nTotal (Rs)----------------\n13.\nBalance amount due to be remitted (column 11-12)\nRs.\n14.\nParticulars of remittance of balance amount due\nRs.\nReceipt No.\nDate\nSignature\nName\nDesignation\nCertificate from Chartered Accountant\nCertificate from Chartered Accountant\nSignature\nName & address of Chartered Accountant/ Firm of Chartered Accountants\nHandicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam\nHandicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam\n(A Government of Assam Undertaking)\n(A Government of Assam Undertaking)\nHead Office : Udyog Bhawan, Bamunimaidan, Guwahati-781021\nHead Office : Udyog Bhawan, Bamunimaidan, Guwahati-781021\nForm No-6\nForm No-6\nApplication For Financial Assistance\nApplication For Financial Assistance\n(a) Name of the deceased member\n(b) Membership No. & date of the deceased member\n(c) Relationship of the applicant with the deceased member\n(b) Date of birth\n* Pension\n* Permanent Disablement\n* Temporary Disablement\n* Family pension\n* Meeting with fatal accident\n* Funeral expenditure\n* Medical expenditure\n* Children's education\n* Maternity benefit\n* Daughter's marriage\n* Other\nApplicant's signature/Left hand thumps impression\nHandicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam\nHandicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Board, Assam\n(A Government of Assam Undertaking)\n(A Government of Assam Undertaking)\nHead Office : Udyog Bhawan, Bamunimaidan, Guwahati-781021\nHead Office : Udyog Bhawan, Bamunimaidan, Guwahati-781021\nForm No-7\nForm No-7\nIdentity Card\nIdentity Card\nMembership No. Date",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 12th February, 2020 [ass288]",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. MI. 160/99/62, dated the 14th February, 2001",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2000",
        "Short Title": "The Assam Handicraft Artisans Welfare Fund Scheme, 2000",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}